100,000 March in Paris Over Living Costs, Police Fire Tear Gas After Clashes
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Updated · NBC News · Oct 25
100,000 March in Paris Over Living Costs, Police Fire Tear Gas After Clashes
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Oct 25
Summary
More than 100,000 people marched through Paris on Saturday to protest school funding shortfalls and soaring living costs, mounting fresh pressure on President Emmanuel Macron's government.
Near the march's end point, some demonstrators threw bottles and rocks at police, who charged the crowd and used tear gas and water cannons after the rally had been largely peaceful.
Students, union members, environmentalists and other groups joined the rainy protest, and NBC News reported no looting despite the late violence.
The Paris unrest followed nationwide demonstrations a day earlier that drew 410,000 people across France and led authorities to deploy 70,000 police and make more than 1,300 arrests.